L'Aquila
L'Aquila | |
|---|---|
| Comune dell'Aquila | |
 Piazza Duomo | |
 Coat airms | |
  L'Aquila Location o L'Aquila in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′N 13°24′E / 42.350°N 13.400°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | see leet |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Massimo Cialente (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 466.9 km2 (180.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 714 m (2,343 ft) |
| Population (31 Mairch 2009) | |
| • Total | 73,150 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Aquilani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67100 |
| Diallin code | 0862 |
| Patron saunt | St. Maximus, St. Equitius, St. Peter Celestine, St. Bernardino of Siena |
| Saunt day | 10 Juin |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
L'Aquila (Italian: [ˈlaːkwila] (
listen), meanin "The Eagle") is a ceety an comune in central Italy, baith the caipital ceety o the Abruzzo region an o the Province o L'Aquila. It haes a population o 73,150 indwallers (2009), but haes a daily presence in the territory o 100,000 fowk for study, tertiary activities, jobs an tourism. Laid oot athin medieval waws on a hill in the wide valley o the Aterno river, it is surroondit b the Apennine Muntains, wi the Gran Sasso d'Italia tae the north-east.
Frazioni
[eedit | eedit soorce]Thare are some frazioni, veelages aroond principal touns, surroondin L'Aquila. The follaein is a leet o surroondin frazioni: Aquilio, Aragno, Aringo, Arischia, Assergi, Bagno, Bazzano, Camarda, Cansatessa, Casaline, Cermone, Cese, Civita di Bagno, Colle di Preturo, Colle di Sassa, Colle Roio – Poggio di Roio, Collebrincioni, Collefracido, Coppito, Filetto, Foce, Forcelle, Genzano, Gignano, Monticchio, Onna, Paganica, Pagliare di Sassa, Pescomaggiore, Palombaia, Pettino, Pianola, Pile, Pizzutillo, Poggio Roio, Poggio Santa Maria, Pozza di Preturo, Pratelle, Preturo, Ripa, Roio Piano – Poggio di Roio, San Giacomo alto, San Giuliano, San Gregorio, San Leonardo, San Marco Di Preturo, San Martino di Sassa, Santa Rufina, Sant'Angelo, Sant'Elia, Santi, San Vittorino, Sassa, Tempera, Torretta, Valle Pretara, Vallesindola, Vasche.
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twin touns – Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]L'Aquila is twinned wi:
Notes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Hobart Offers Condolences to Italian Sister City L'Aquila Severely Damaged by Earthquake" (PDF). Hobart City Council. 7 Apryle 2009. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 27 Juin 2009.
- ↑ "Zielona Góra – Partner Cities". Urzędu Miasta Zielona Góra. Archived frae the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
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